#a661dd

Color #a661dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a661dd

RGB

rgb(166, 97, 221)

HSL

hsl(273.4, 64.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.4, 56.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(53.9, 50.32, -52.82)

LCH

lch(53.9, 72.95, 313.61)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1874, 307.54)

HWB

hwb(273.4, 38%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98dd61

Analogous

#6861dd

#a661dd

#dd61d6

Triadic

#a661dd

#dda661

#61dda6

Split-complementary

#a661dd

#d6dd61

#61dd68

Tetradic

#a661dd

#dd6198

#98dd61

#61dda6

Square

#a661dd

#dd6861

#98dd61

#61d6dd

Shades

Color #a661dd mixed toward black.

#8e36d4

#7226af

#551c83

#391357

#1c092c

Tints

Color #a661dd mixed toward white.

#b57be3

#c496e8

#d3b0ee

#e1caf4

#f0e5f9

Tones

Color #a661dd mixed toward gray.

#a56cd3

#a476c8

#a380be

#a18ab4

#a095a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dc8 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#9196c2 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#a3b5b0 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a661dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a661dd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a661dd (#a661dd) is rgb(166, 97, 221) in RGB.

No, #a661dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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